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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,897, dated June 5, 1990.

Application filed October 7, 1899. Serial No. 732,973. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WINFIELD E. HINSDALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, borough of Manhattan, county of New York, and State of New York, have made a new and useful Invention in Urinals, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is directed particularly to improvements in urinals adapted to be flushed by water admitted to the bowl thereof and passing therethrough in the usual manner; and its object is to devise a urinal of such a nature that it may be easily connected to and disconnected from the partition or wall of a toilet-room by the inlet and outlet fittings and in such manner that the connection between the urinal-bowl and the outlet-fitting shall always be beneath a Water seal and of such a nature that there will be no possibility of the fitting becoming clogged or choked by any deposit of foreign matter.

Prior to my invention it has been the custom to connect urinals directly to partitions or walls of toilet-rooms with inlet and outlet connections in such manner that the connections presented large metal surfaces for the oxidizing action of such materials as are always present insuch rooms. In other existing and more modern styles of urinals it is customary to place all of the water connections out of sight and behind the supporting partition or wall. In such cases the urinals are fastened to the partitions-usually of marble or slatebefore placing them finally in position; but such a construction makes it necessary, in the event of the breakage of any parts of the urinal, to take down the entire partition in order to reach the connections. Still other types of urinals have been constructed and are now in general use in which the bowl of the urinal is made to hold a body of water and is usually constructed of a single piece of earthenware in order to provide room for the water-passages; but such structures are necessarily bulky and therefore occupy or utilize much valuable space, and myinvention is designed to overcome the objectionable features attributable to the same. I construct my novel form of urinal of a single piece of gladed earthenware, the

top of which is provided with inlet and out let openings, and an inlctorilice is placed inside of the rim, and the rear or flange face of the inlet-opening is substantially in line with the back of the urinal bowl. The outletopening is located directly in the bottom of the pan or bowl, and its outer surface or end is in a plane parallel with the corresponding surface of the inlet-opening, a flange being provided around said opening, through which is drilled, preferably, three holes for the purpose of receivingscrews or bolts for securing the urinal in place. The joint between the outlet-opening at the bottom of the bowl and the outlet-fitting is formed by flanges, between which is located a rubber packing-ring, the arrangement being such that when the two are joined togei her with the sealing-packing there is formed a continuous outlet without any obstruction, the inr'iersurface of said j ointand packingri ng being wholly immersed in a water seal. A single screw or bolt is pro vided at the upper end of the urinal for se curing it in place, so that the entire urinal is secured directly to the partition or wall by four screws or bolts extending into the metallic parts of the fixture, which are permanently secured to the wall. I also construct the urinal with a groove or flange extending entirely beneath the bowl for the purpose of receiving a protecting and concealing shield, made also of earthenware, the entire arrangement being such that when the urinal is in position only a single metallic sustainingscrew head-A10 wit, that in the top of the urinai-is visible.

For a full and clear understanding of my invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to construct and use the same, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, which is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the body of my improved urinal, illustrating its application or use in connection with the siphon type of l'lnshingdeviccs by which urinals are flushed from the bottom of the bowl and a perforated filling-rim at the top and sides of the bowl.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, M represents a marble partition or wall to which the urinal is secured, said partition having llOt two openings therein, the upper one for receiving the inlet-fitting and the lower one for receiving the outlet-fitting.

II represents the inlet-fitting, which consists of a short piece of metallic tubing having an opening at one end for discharging water into the urinal and provided with a flange near its middle and a screw-thread aboutits otherend for securing it in position in the marble or slate partition or wall M by a nut t. v

I represents the inlct-pipe, which is secure to the inlet-fitting II by a screw-threaded sleeve N and screw-collar K, said parts being in turn secured to the inlet-fitting II by a sleeve K.

II is the outlet-fitting, of gooseneck pattern, such as is ordinarily used in connection with siphon flnshingdevices, F being a flange for securing said outlet-fitting directly to the marble partition or wall M by one or more screw-bolts I) 2' is the flushing-inlet, which is connected by the pipe I" and. screw-eollar K to the scrmv-threaded sleeve N and inlet-pipe I, this arrangement being of well-known form.

(1: is the partition or wall in the fitting 11', which gives to said fitting the siphon-like structure. The innerend of the fitting, II is provided with a face-flange F, which has the neccssarygroovc for receiving a rubber packing-ring R between it and the lower outlet or discharge littingof the urinal, said flange being provided with," preferably, three screwholes for receiving :screw-bolts Z) and securing the urinal at its lower end, the arrangement being such that the interior diameters of the outlet of the bowl and the adjoining outlet-fitting when held together by the screwbolts with the intervening rubber packingriug offer no obstruction to the passage of foreign matter, it being also noted that this joint is located in a water seal between the base of the bowl and the partition-wall (l.

U constitutes the urinal, of bowl pattern, provided with inletorifices '1' '27 and an upper rim .1, which is hollow, as shown, and is provided with a flange or rim It, the face of which is in a plane parallel with the face of the outlet llange F, the arrangement being such that. when the urinal-bowl is put into position these two face-flanges F and I will rest, respectively, against the corresponding face-flange l of the outlet-fitting II and the surface of the marble partition or wall M, the orifice-opening S in the rim J being located around the inlet-fitting- II, which is screwthreaded, as shown, for the purpose of receivinga cap-screw b, said cap-screw and the three or more screws 11 COllStlllltlllg the sole means of securing the urinal in place.

it and R are rubber packing-rings located between the cap-screw b and the inner and outer ends of the orifice or opening through the upper rim of the urinal for rendering the joints water and gas tight.

G is a downwardly-extcnding ledge running entirely around the bottom of the earthenware bowl of the urinal U and adapted to receive and conceal the upper edge of an earthenware shield I the loweredge of which rests against the face of the partition or wall Tvl at a point below all of the parts of the urinal, said shield being held in place in any preferred manner and constituting a protecting shield or casing to all of the parts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to soon re by Letters Patent of the Jnited States, is-

1. An earthenware urinal having supporting face-flanges R1; in combination with a supporting -partition and an outletfitting having a flange F, the first-named flanges being adapted to rest against the supportingpartition and the flange I respectively, and an inlet-fitting extending through an orifice in the upper flange; together with asealingring located between lltO outlet of the bowl and the ontletfitting, the joint between the outlet of the bowl, the outlet-fitting, and the sealing-ring beinglocated in a water seal, and all of said parts secured together by screwbolts, substantially as described.

'2. An earthenware urinal having supporting face-flanges I I in combinatimi with a supportingpartition and an outlet fitting having a flange I", the first-named flanges being adapted to rest against the supportingpartition and the flange l1" respectively; a scaling-ring between the outlet of the bowl and the outlet-fitting, the interior diameters of said sealing-ringand the adjacent fittings, when secured together, being t-llC' same and the joint inndc thereby located always be neath a water seal; together with bolts for securing said parts together and an earthenware shield 1; located beneath the bowl and adapted to conceal the exposed parts of the joint and outlettltting, substantitilly described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed :ny name this 4th day of October, 1899.

WINFIICLD E, lilNSl'llAliE.

Witnesses:

G. J. Km'rmcn, M. F. KEATING. 

